<p>The Toronto Blue Jays made their Opening Day roster for the 2023 season official on Thursday morning.</p>
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<p><a style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="https://twitter.com/KeeganMatheson/status/1641471455303966720">Here are the 26 players that&#8217;ll be kicking things off in St. Louis&#8230;</a><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> </span></p>
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<li class="mb-5"><strong class="text-lg font-bold">Starting Pitchers (5): Alek Manoah, Kevin Gausman, Chris Bassitt, Jose Berrios, Yusei Kikuchi</strong></li>
<li class="mb-5"><strong class="text-lg font-bold" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Relief Pitchers (8): Jordan Romano, Tim Mayza, Erik Swanson, Anthony Bass, Yimi Garcia, Adam Cimber, Trevor Richards, Zach Pop</strong></li>
<li class="mb-5"><strong class="text-lg font-bold" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Catchers (2): Alejandro Kirk, Danny Jansen</strong></li>
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<div class="mb-5"><strong class="text-lg font-bold">Infielders (7): Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, Matt Chapman, Brandon Belt, Santiago Espinal, Cavan Biggio, Whit Merrifield</strong></div>
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<div class="mb-5"><strong class="text-lg font-bold">Outfielders (4): Kevin Kiermaier, George Springer, Daulton Varsho, Nathan Lukes</strong></div>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">From <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueJays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlueJays</a> game notes: Toronto starts a season with three Canadian-born players on its roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, QC), Zach Pop (Brampton, ON), and Jordan Romano (Markham, ON)&#8230;Marks the most Canadian-born players to make an Opening Day roster in team history.</p>
<p>&mdash; Kaitlyn McGrath (@kaitlyncmcgrath) <a href="https://twitter.com/kaitlyncmcgrath/status/1641484080238800919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Headed to the 15-day Injured List, as expected, are pitchers Hyun Jin Ryu and Mitch White.</p>
<p>Ryu had season-ending Tommy John surgery last year and isn&#8217;t expected to join the team until well into the summer. The Blue Jays could eventually move him to the 60-day Injured List in order to open up another spot on the 40-man roster <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/news-and-notes-the-insurance-on-hyun-jin-ryus-contract-yankees-have-uneasy-feeling-about-aaron-judges-free-agency-and-more">but there are some tricky specifics</a> when it comes to the Blue Jays getting insurance money for his injury that could be in play here.</p>
<p>White suffered a <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/mitch-whites-build-up-to-a-starters-workload-delayed-by-an-off-season-shoulder-injury">right shoulder impingement during the off-season</a> and didn&#8217;t make any appearances during spring training. There isn&#8217;t a specific timetable for when White is expected to join the team, but he&#8217;ll likely slot in as the Blue Jays&#8217; long reliever and No. 6 starter once he does. It&#8217;s also worth noting that White is out of options and can&#8217;t be assigned to Triple-A without going through waivers.</p>
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The Toronto Blue Jays made their Opening Day roster for the 2023 season official on Thursday morning.



<a style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="https://twitter.com/KeeganMatheson/status/1641471455303966720">Here are the 26 players that'll be kicking things off in St. Louis...</a><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> </span>
<ul>
 	<li class="mb-5"><strong class="text-lg font-bold">Starting Pitchers (5): Alek Manoah, Kevin Gausman, Chris Bassitt, Jose Berrios, Yusei Kikuchi</strong></li>
 	<li class="mb-5"><strong class="text-lg font-bold" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Relief Pitchers (8): Jordan Romano, Tim Mayza, Erik Swanson, Anthony Bass, Yimi Garcia, Adam Cimber, Trevor Richards, Zach Pop</strong></li>
 	<li class="mb-5"><strong class="text-lg font-bold" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Catchers (2): Alejandro Kirk, Danny Jansen</strong></li>
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<div class="mb-5"><strong class="text-lg font-bold">Infielders (7): Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, Matt Chapman, Brandon Belt, Santiago Espinal, Cavan Biggio, Whit Merrifield</strong></div></li>
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<div class="mb-5"><strong class="text-lg font-bold">Outfielders (4): Kevin Kiermaier, George Springer, Daulton Varsho, Nathan Lukes</strong></div></li>
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Headed to the 15-day Injured List, as expected, are pitchers Hyun Jin Ryu and Mitch White.

Ryu had season-ending Tommy John surgery last year and isn't expected to join the team until well into the summer. The Blue Jays could eventually move him to the 60-day Injured List in order to open up another spot on the 40-man roster <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/news-and-notes-the-insurance-on-hyun-jin-ryus-contract-yankees-have-uneasy-feeling-about-aaron-judges-free-agency-and-more">but there are some tricky specifics</a> when it comes to the Blue Jays getting insurance money for his injury that could be in play here.

White suffered a <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/mitch-whites-build-up-to-a-starters-workload-delayed-by-an-off-season-shoulder-injury">right shoulder impingement during the off-season</a> and didn't make any appearances during spring training. There isn't a specific timetable for when White is expected to join the team, but he'll likely slot in as the Blue Jays' long reliever and No. 6 starter once he does. It's also worth noting that White is out of options and can't be assigned to Triple-A without going through waivers.

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